English Explanatory Dictionary

childly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike

Word forms

childly childlier more childly childliest most childly

Etymology

From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child + -ly.

Synonyms

juvenile kiddish

Derived words

childliness unchildly
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